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Microsoft Updates MSN Shopping (TechWeb)
TechWeb - With holiday shopping season fast approaching, Microsoft adds comparison-shopping tools to its MSN portal.
Microsoft offers workflow software for Visual Studio 2005 (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft this week made available an updated beta release of its Windows Workflow Foundation technology. The beta version is built to work with the general release of the Visual Studio 2005 toolset, which was unveiled Monday.
Microsoft Readies Office 12 Beta (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft will put the first beta of Office 12 in testers hands within two to three weeks, according to e-mails received by prospective users.
The Browser Wars: Part 2 (The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - Ten years ago, Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) Bill Gates penned his famous memo, "The Internet Tidal Wave." No doubt, it effectively galvanized the troops. The first war was to take the browser. And, in lighting speed, Microsoft crushed Netscape.
Microsoft settles anti-trust suit for 30 million dollars (AFP)
 AFP - US software giant Microsoft said it has sealed a 30 million dollar deal with South Korean Internet portal Daum Communications to settle an anti-trust suit and put the two firms in a new partnership.
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Microsoft, Cisco Team on VoIP (PC World)
PC World - Pair will support a protocol that eases links between networks to boost Web telephony in business.
Microsoft's Web. 2.0 Draws Skepticism (PC World)
PC World - Analysis: Marketing ramps up, but does Microsoft yet 'get' the Web?
Trend Micro Backtracks on MS Trojan Description (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The anti-virus vendor modifies its original warning that a Trojan was exploiting Windows vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft earlier this week.
Microsoft Reaches $30 Million Antitrust Settlement With South Korean Company (TechWeb)
TechWeb - In addition, the two are creating a joint online partnership, but South Korea's antitrust regulators are not finished investigating all the charges against Microsoft.
Microsoft Reaches $30M Settlement With Co. (AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. has reached a $30 million settlement with a South Korean company that accused it of violating trade rules by tying its instant messenger software to Windows, the companies announced Friday.
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Sony to Suspend Making Antipiracy CDs (AP)
 AP - Stung by continuing criticism, the world's second-largest music label, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, promised Friday to temporarily suspend making music CDs with antipiracy technology that can leave computers vulnerable to hackers.
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U.S. Enters BlackBerry Patent Fight (AP)
AP - The U.S. government has inserted itself in a high-stakes patent fight over the popular BlackBerry device, saying it wants to make sure federal workers won't be cut off from mobile access to their e-mail.
Stolen Computer Has Credit Data for 3,600 (AP)
AP - A desktop computer stolen last month from one of the nation's three major credit bureaus contained Social Security numbers and other credit information for as many as 3,600 people, the company confirmed Friday.
Yahoo Pulls Out of America Online Talks (AP)
 AP - Yahoo Inc. has pulled out of discussions over buying a stake in America Online Inc., leaving Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. as the leading potential suitors.
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European Group Battles Copy-Protected CDs (AP)
AP - The music industry should stop criminalizing customers and limiting their freedom in the battle against piracy, a European consumers' group said Thursday.
Microsoft Updates MSN Shopping (TechWeb)
TechWeb - With holiday shopping season fast approaching, Microsoft adds comparison-shopping tools to its MSN portal.
Hackers Exploit Secret Copy Protections Found on Sony CDs (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The can of worms opened by Sony's surreptitious installation of copyright-protection technology on its music CDs keeps getting bigger. Security specialist Sophos reported Thursday that malware writers have wasted little time in creating a Trojan horse that exploits a vulnerability in the software to enable the hijacking of users' computers.
Intel Goes Global with WiMax (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - WiMax wireless broadband technology is gaining momentum worldwide with the announcement by Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) that carriers across the globe are deploying, or will soon be rolling out, fixed WiMax networks using the company's technology.
Open Invention Network Heralds a New, Patent-Friendly Frontier (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Open Invention Network (OIN), a fledgling patent-holding company, made its debut Thursday with a mission to offer royalty-free patents to the open-source community.
Intuit offers QuickBooks for Mac 2006 (MacCentral)
MacCentral - Intuit Inc. has introduced QuickBooks for Mac 2006, a new
version of their small business accounting and financial management software
application for Mac OS X. QuickBooks 2006 costs US$199.95.
Microsoft Updates MSN Shopping (TechWeb)
TechWeb - With holiday shopping season fast approaching, Microsoft adds comparison-shopping tools to its MSN portal.
Murder Suspect's Google Searches Spotlighted In Trial (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Prosecutors claim a Mac specialist on trial in connection with the killing of his wife did a Google search for the words: "neck snap break" and "hold" before she was killed.
Net2Phone says board to consider IDT offer (Reuters)
Reuters - Internet telephone services company
Net2Phone Inc. on Friday said an independent committee of its
board of directors would consider IDT Corp.'s $2 per share
offer for the 60 percent of the company's shares it does not
already own.
Intel Goes Global with WiMax (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - WiMax wireless broadband technology is gaining momentum worldwide with the announcement by Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) that carriers across the globe are deploying, or will soon be rolling out, fixed WiMax networks using the company's technology.
Stores on eBay Gain RSS Feed Capability (PC World)
PC World - Buyers may now receive info feeds from specific stores.
Showdown looms over control of Web (Reuters)
 Reuters - The United States is headed for a
showdown with much of the rest of the world over control of the
Internet.
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Vodafone licenses open-standard anti-piracy tech (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S.-based technology group
Intertrust said an agreement by British mobile carrier Vodafone
this week to license its anti-piracy software would be
a breakthrough deal to protect online music.
Microsoft settles anti-trust suit for 30 million dollars (AFP)
AFP - US software giant Microsoft said it has sealed a 30 million dollar deal with South Korean Internet portal Daum Communications to settle an anti-trust suit and put the two firms in a new partnership.
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EU takes swipe at U.S. Internet oversight (Reuters)
Reuters - The European Commission on Friday took
a swipe at U.S. oversight of the Internet but offered no
concrete alternatives, in advance of an international summit on
how the Internet should be run.
Accton Designs Skype Handset (PC World)
PC World - Cell-like phone will support Internet telephony service.
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